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There are several ways to contribute to the ongoing effort that is <em>Almonaster</em>:</p>
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  <li>Contributions to the game itself. <em>Almonaster</em> is in constant 
  development, and  help is always welcome. This includes bug reports, code 
  patches, ideas, suggestions, artwork, new alien icons, button sets, planet 
  graphics, corrections to the documentation, new articles, and any other 
  improvements to the existing game.<p></li>
  <li>Contributions to the servers. The machine hosting this server is a 400 MHz K6-III with 256MB of RAM. 
  Faster hardware would provide a better game experience for all users.<p></li>
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  Contributions to the administrator. Running a public game server with no 
  membership fees, sponsors or advertisements can be an expensive undertaking. 
  Users who feel that the time they spend on the server is worth a contribution can  use 
  the  free
  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=2JS2CWGRL5A56">
  Paypal</a> payment service. Small amounts are fine, and 
  there is no obligation whatsoever, except for one's own generosity. New signups 
  for 
  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=2JS2CWGRL5A56">
  Paypal</a> through <a href="https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=2JS2CWGRL5A56">
  this link</a> will donate $5  as a referral reward.
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=almonaster%40myrealbox.com" target="_blank">
  <img src="http://images.paypal.com/images/x-click-but04.gif" border="0" alt="Donate to Almonaster" width="62" height="31"></a></td>
        <td>Donate a fixed amount, or subscribe:</td>
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=1.34&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$1.34 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$1 per month&nbsp;</td>
      
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=2.37&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$2.37 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$2 per month&nbsp;</td>
      
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=3.40&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$3.40 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$3 per month&nbsp;</td>
      
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=4.43&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$4.43 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$4 per month&nbsp;</td>

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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=5.46&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$5.46 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$5 per month&nbsp;</td>

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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=6.49&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$6.49 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$6 per month&nbsp;</td>
      
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=7.52&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$7.52 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$7 per month&nbsp;</td>
      
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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=almonaster%40myrealbox.com&item_name=Almonaster&no_note=1&currency_code=USD&a3=8.55&p3=1&t3=M&src=1&sra=1" target="_blank">
  <img src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but20.gif" border="0" alt="$8.55 monthly subscription" width="62" height="31"></a>
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      <td>$8 per month&nbsp;</td>

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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=2JS2CWGRL5A56">
  Paypal</a> charges 2.9% plus 30 cents on every transaction. To compensate for 
  this, the amounts charged for monthly subscriptions will be slightly higher 
  than the amounts displayed above. Although $1 per month might seem 
  insignificant, these micro-payments do add up and are greatly appreciated.
  
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  Financial contributions are collected and placed in a general fund that is used for 
  server expenses, which are either hardware or internet connection costs. These 
  expenses generally outweigh the volume of contributions, but the connection is 
  also used for other purposes and would be paid for regardless of the server. 
  Currently there are no explicit rewards for contributors except the 
  administrator's gratitude and the promise to keep the server alive, although 
  ideas related to how to give back to contributors are always welcome.

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For more information or for suggestions about contributions, please send email to
<a href="mailto:almonaster@myrealbox.com">almonaster@myrealbox.com</a>.</td></tr></table>